OB Hospitalist/Nocturnist Opportunity in Maine

Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center, a regional tertiary care and ACS-verified level II trauma center, is actively seeking an additional board-certified/board-eligible fulltime OB/GYN to join our busy hospital-employed practice in a Hospitalist/Nocturnist role.

The role:

• Approximately twelve 14-hour night shifts, with the availability of extra night or day shifts for extra compensation
• Work alongside 8 physicians, 2 certified nurse midwives, 2 nurse practitioners, and skilled support staff
• Provide routine and high-risk obstetric and gynecologic services to a patient population of approximately 500,000 people
• Overnight, the OBGYN is responsible for triage, labor and delivery, antepartum, and transfer patients, as well as postpartum patients needing physician consultation, ED consults, and emergent GYN surgery.
• 24-hour access to Maternal Fetal Medicine consultation via phone, and on-site Anesthesia and NICU colleagues to care for our patients. In addition, we provide consultation services for the Northern Light Family Medicine residency program and have rotating medical students.

There are over 1,600 deliveries per year at NL EMMC and we currently support a level III NICU. We are the referral center for two thirds of the geographical area of Maine and many patients travel 2+ hours to deliver at our hospital. 

Our hospital invested in a $300 million tower which opened in 2016. Our modernization project included a complete redesign of our Women & Infants unit including twenty-five private patient rooms, six new labor and delivery rooms, and two new state-of-the-art obstetrics/gynecology surgical suites to complement the level of expertise found at our medical center. 

Why Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center?

• Competitive compensation and benefits package including generous paid time off; 403(b) retirement plan with employer matching; employee/family medical, dental, vision, and life insurance options, and much more!
• Student loan reimbursement program of up to 20K/year with no cap!
• Sign-on and relocation bonuses
• Continuing Medical Education (CME) Allowance
• Malpractice insurance with tail coverage

At Northern Light Health, we’re building a better approach to healthcare because we believe people deserve access to care that works for them. As an integrated health delivery system serving Maine, we’re raising the bar with no-nonsense solutions that are leading the way to a healthier future for our state. Our more than 12,000 team members—in our hospitals, primary and specialty care practices, long-term and home healthcare, and ground and air medical transport and emergency care—are committed to making healthcare work for our patients, communities, and employees.

Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center is committed to making healthcare work for the people of Maine. It is a 411- bed, regional tertiary care and ACS verified level II trauma center serving a patient population of 500,000 living in the northern two-thirds of the state’s geography. The hospital is a base for LifeFlight of Maine, a critical care air transportation service flying nearly 900 missions per year. Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center is a member of Northern Light Health, an integrated statewide health delivery system that is raising the bar with no-nonsense solutions that are leading the way to a healthier future for our state. Northern Light Health offers a broad range of providers and services, including nine hospitals, primary care and specialty physician practices, long-term care, home health and hospice agencies, and emergency ground and air transport.

Bangor, Maine is a vibrant small city with easy access to Maine’s spectacular coast, mountains, and lakes. Schools rank among New England’s best with the flagship campus of the University of Maine located in the neighboring town of Orono. Bangor serves as the regional hub for medicine, the arts, and commerce. Bangor International Airport offers direct and one-stop service to most major destinations.